Where does “morakniv” come from?
morakniv (Swedish) comes from Swedish möra, from Swedish mör, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
morakniv (Swedish): a type of small sheath knife
Definitions
- a type of small sheath knife
Ancestry of “morakniv”, step by step
morakniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish möra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | möra | to tenderize (make tender, especially meat, e.g. by beating it) |
| 2 | Swedish | mör | tender; very tired, exhausted, ready to go to... |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |